In the freezing PalaEvangelisti in Perugia, Sparkling stumbles across a bad day against a team that has not won at home since the first round.
A negative performance by Spairani’s team who made too many mistakes, giving Perugia the chance to get back on 22-24 in teh 2nd set (also due to a yellow card taken out too easily by Mr Pasquali).
Then after winning the 3rd set, Sparkling has not managed to take off in the 4th one, getting to 24-22 then going on to make two mistakes next.
Millar the best for Milano with 13 points (and 4 blocks).
Daniele Ricci is very disappointed at the end of the match:”The referees have influenced the match, they sent us 2-0 down and we have not been able to come back after that, infact, we helped Perugia to win. We could have gone to tie break but our mind let us down”.
On sunday at PalaLido against Montichiari
RPA PERUGIA – SPARKLING VOLLEY MILANO 3-1 (25-13; 26-24; 20-25; 26-24)
Perugia: Sintini 1, Tuerlinckx 12, Kromm 17, Vujevic 5, Di Franco 4, Nemec 15, Pippi (L), Stokr, Kovacevic 9. Ne: Proper, Pochini, Braga. Coach Dall’Olio.
Milano: Travica, Gardner 20, Samica 13, Martino 12, Millar 13, Spairani 5, Vicini (L), Bendandi, Giombini 2, Rosalba, Nikic. Ne Cortina . Coach Ricci
REFs: Pasquali e Sampaolo.
Set length: 20’, 27’, 24’, 28’. Tot: 1h e 39’
